how? no comment...

Ready for some fun etymology (word history)? Here it comes...

In Latin when you wanted to ask, "how", you usually said quo modo - in what way (mode)? Let's chop off the end: "quo mo". Now you see where we (probably) get:

Spanish cómo (koh-moh)

Italian come (koh-may) followed a similar path.

French comment (koh-mahn), comes from comme, which is almost exactly like It. come.

Though etymologically the most messed up, French offers the best memory clue:
May I have a comment on how you're doing?

Remember: For a comment on how things are, ask comment (Fr), cómo (Sp) or come (It).